John likes the Wave because he smells the future of whats coming for all of us that keep getting a little bit older, a little fatter and a little slower, every single day.
Personally, I'll be very, very old before I start racing a plastic boat (this is assuming Hobie only will remain the mainstay in our region, and the H16 class doesn't die off)
We had the discussion the other day that its pretty damn strange to be at a regatta and be one of the young guys when you're 43.
Recind the comp-tip rule, allow younger & newbie sailors to race B fleet on the old "starter" (cheap!) 16's. If you want to race A fleet, then you have to play by all the rules (i.e. comp-tip). There needs to be a two-crew entry level racing boat, in addition to the Wave.
